Valve



Sept. l2, 1944.

J. D; MATnMoRE VALVE Filed Aug. 13, 1942 ATTORNEY.

Patented Sept. 12, 1944- John D. lVllattimore,` Greensburg, Pa., assigner to Walworth Patents Inc., Boston, Mass., a corporation'of Massachusetts y Application August 13, 1942,Serial No. 454,631

4 Claims.

This invention relates tovalves and more particularly to the reciprocating plug type valve Yof streamlined form disclosed in Patent No.

In applying the teachingsrof the aforementioned patent to larger size valves; various difficulties were encountered. The' assembly of the yparts when of increased size and weight was found to be awkward and`dismantling operations apt to be prolonged. The unbalanced nature of the reciprocating valve member tended to interfere with ease of operation and its weight not only added to this difculty but limited the eld of application of the device. It is, therefore, an object fof this invention to eliminate these diiiiculties and render the valve applicable for use in large size pipe lines While retaining the advantages of the general form disclosed in the aforesaid patent.

Other objects rand advantages Will become apparent from the following description taken in valve seat member 2D is preferably tapered with y the larger end thereof located adjacent the head 22 and being of substantially the same diameter as the inner diameter of the pipe line. The valve seat member lits closely within theinlet opening I2 of the body I3 and a gasket 26 may be provided between the adjacent faces of the head 22 and the body I0 to prevent leakageat this point.

The inner end provided with a reduced threaded portion. 28 spaced from the inner wall of the body Illand adapted for engagement with a threaded annular portion 30 `formed on one end of a hollow connection with the accompanying drawing g wherein:

Fig. I is a front elevation partly in section of a valve embodying the invention;

Fig. II is an end elevation partly in section of the valve shown in Fig. I, and

Fig. III is a section taken on the line 3--3 of Fig. I. v f

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the valve includes a tubular body portion I D having a smooth bore providing an inlet opening i2 at one end and an outlet opening I4 at the other. The body l0 is preferably formed from a length of seamless drawn metal tubing of larger internal diameter than the pipe line in which it is adapted to be installed and the outlet end I4 is accordingly swaged or otherwise reduced to substantially the same diameter as the pipe line. The portion of the bore between the inlet and the outlet openings denes a flow passage through the valve and anges I6 and I8 may be secured by welding adjacent the inlet and outlet openings respectively, for securing the valve in the pipe line. It will be understood that the terminal ends of the body Il.)Y may be threaded or provided with bevels for Welding should these other conventional means of connection to the pipe line be desired.

The inlet end I2, which as stated is of larger diameter than the bore of the pipe line, is provided With a tubular valve seat member 2l! having a head 22 of substantially the same diameter as the outer diameter of the body l!) and posi- .tioned exterior of the body. The bore 24 of the guide member, designated generally by the y reierencenumeral 32. The guide member 32 is in the form of a shell 34 having a closed 'end of streamlined form and is spaced from the inner wall of the body IQ to'form an annular flowfarea in the flow passage beyond the valve seat member 23. The 'shell portion 34 ofthe guide member 32 is connected-by a plurality of fins 36 Ato the Vprojection portion 30 and the ns extend laterally from the, shell portion 34 along the length thereof in eng-agement with the inner wall of the body l!) and terminate adjacent the streamlined end 34. In this instance four such fins 36 are shown but it will be understood that any desired number may be provided. As the end of the shell portion 34 adjacent the projection 30 is connected thereto only by the.

n ',ns 36 an annular port 38,V interrupted onlyv by the fins 36, is provided at this point. The port r38 affords communicationrbetweenthe portion of the flow passage dened by thetapered bore 24 of the valve seat member 20 and the annular flow area defined by the spaced arrangement of the guide member 32 and the interior wall of the body Ill. Y

A valve member 40 is slidably mounted in the guide member 32 and is provided with a head 42 which cooperates with,v a Seat` 44 formed on the inner end of the valve seat member 20 to of the valve seat member\20 is arplurality of 'perforations' 52 affording access `to the interior of'the Vguide member .32., The i. streamlined end 34 of the guide member32 may likewise be provided with a, plurality of perforations 54 for similar purpose.

' The operating means forvreciprocating the valve member 4D into and out of engagement with its seat 44 ymaycomprisel in this instance, a valve" stem of sectional form for a. purpose to be described hereinafter. One portion 5.6i of the valve stem` is carried wholly within the guidev member32 and may comprise an upper portion [58, an intermediate portion 62 and a lower por- Y tion 64. The upper portion 58 is rotatably mounted in a hollow boss 60 VVprojecting from theshell portionY 34 of the guide member intermediate its ends. The intermediate por-V tion 62 is non-circular andvcarries a cam element 66 having a complementaryV non-circu- K' lar opening therein to prevent Vrelative rotation. The lowerY portion 64 of the valve stem :56 is` reduced in Ydiameter to permit assembly Vof `the cam element. on the stem. The lower end lill Qf'rthe valvestem extends through the side of the guideimember32, there being a. similar .hollow boss., 68 diametrically opposite the boss 6D V,butprovided with a bushing 10 to accommodate the reduced size of this portion of the stem. Y The cam element 66 isAY adapted to engageY the Y "projectign liliY onthe interior ofthe valve ele- Vment Il() andjisrmaintained in position on the stem byengagement with one endofy the bush- ,ingA 10 Whichrhas its opposite' end supported on 2,357,965 Y f l seat. within the ow passage. The passage of uid from the pipe atthe inlet end to that at the outlet end is obstructed to a minimum ex-Y tenty by the valve member and/'its operating'r means within the valve body. Consequently, a

' streamlined flow without undue turbulence or eddy currents results. The change in velocity f of the fluid lessened by use of the construction and the pressure drop is reduced.

In additionV to these advantages the assembly and dismantling of the valve is facilitated. The sectional valve stem notVY only serves as an oper- Y ating means but also retains the operating parts Y in position inthe valve body. It will be apparent that by merely withdrawing the stem 'l2 and raising the coupling 14 within the sleeve` 15 the entire insides of the Valve structure comfprising the valve seat 20, guide member 32 and valve member 40 together with the valve stem 5 6V cam be withdrawn from the inlet end of the valve body; Similarly, by merely replacing these parts in position in the body and engaging the,

coupling 'I4 and the valve stem 12 the valve is again ready for use. It will beunderstood that many changes may be made in the details of con@- struction and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit of the `invention as i set forth inthe appended claims. i

I claim: 't 1. A valve, comprising providing an inlet and an outlet at opposite ends f andhaving a flow passage extending'through thelinner wall of the body l0. The upper por. W

tion 58 does not project to the outer end of the boss but terminates within theinterior thereof. The valve stemrjsvthis embodiment also :includes an outer portion 12 which extends bethe body therebetween, a valve seatmember projecting/into the inlet end of said body, a hollow guide member-in said body having'an open end secured to said valve seat and terminating adjacent said outlet in a substantially closed end, said guide member being spaced from the yond the body I 0 from Within one portion of the Q wallthereotand has its inner .endg connected .bywaseparable .ormrof coupling to the upper portion 58 of the valve `stem 55. In this instance,

vthefadjacent ends of the valve stems 56 and 'l2v are'suitablyslotted.for engagement with an Oldham, coupling 14 which is mounted therebetween and supported for 'rotation partly withinVV the bossfp. The wall `of the body l0 surmounting the bossfv; is suitably bored forthe reception of a sleeve 15 within which the valve stem 'l2 I andthe remainingmportion of the coupling 'I4 are rotatably mounted. The sleeve 15 is slid'- ably mounted in a bonnet 16 of tubular form secured by welding to the body I0. A support 'I8 inthe form of a welding neck flange is car-V ried on the upper Vendof the bonnet 1.6 and may be Vsecured thereto by welding. The suppOrtQ'IBcarries a flanged yoke 80 secured thereto by means of the bolts 82 and serving to support a housing wthinLwhich the valve operi ating mechanism is carried in operative engagement with the valvestem 12'. The support 18 is n provided with projections 86 extending from opposite sides thereof and carrying bolts 88 engaging with a suitable packing gland 90. The

packing glandis adapted to compress packing 92 around the stemf12 when pressure is Yapplied to the gland by means of the nuts 94 carried by the bolts 88. 'Y Y.. T In the operationrof the device it will be apparent thatwhenthe valve structure is connected in a pipe line the rotation of valve stem 12 bythe operating mechanism will serve to rotate valve stemV 58 through'the medium of 'thecoupling 'IllA causing the cam V66 to actuate the valve member 42 toward and away from its able with said seat, a port in said guide member wall of said tubular kbody portionfor dening an annular now area in said flow passage beyond said valve seat\, a valve member reciprocable in said hollow guide Ymember Vand cooperaffording communication between the inletend portion of said owpassage and said flow' area when said valve. member is disengaged from its Y' seat, and a valve stem projectingfrom interand having a flow passage extending through Y the body therebetween, a valve seat member projecting into `the inlet end of said body, a hollow guide member in said body having an open end secured to said valve seat andV terminating adjacentsaid' outlet in a substantially closed end of streamlined form; said guidememy,

ber.V be'ingrspaced from the Wall of said'tubular body portion for defining an annular flow area in said flow passage beyond said valve seat, aJ

cylindricalvalve member slidably mounted in said guide member and having an imperforatel head projecting therebeyond for engagement With the valve seat, a port insaid guide member arf,- fording communication between the inlet end portionfof said flow passage and said flow area, when saidvalve member is disengaged from said seat, and a valve stem projecting through saidl body and extendingdtransversely through said guide and valve members intermediate the ends thereof for reciprocating thervalve member axia tubular body portionV ally of the passage into and out of engagement with said seat.

3. A valve, comprising a tubular body portion providing an inlet and an outlet at opposite ends and having a flow passage extending through the body therebetween, a tubular valve seat projecting into one end of said body and slidably engaging the inner Wall thereof, a hollow guide member extending from said valve seat toward the opposite end of said body having an open end secured to said valve seat, said guide being spaced from said inner wall of said body, a cylindrical valve member slidably mounted in said guide adjacent the valve seat, said guide having a port affording communication between the said one end and said space when the valve is disengaged from its seat, a separable valve stem secured for axial rotation in said body and extending transversely through said guide and valve members and projecting from said body,

K said stem thereby retaining said guide and valve seat in iixed position in said body and having operative engagement with said valve member for reciprocating said valve member along the axis of said guide into and out of engagement with said valve seat, and means for connecting said valve stem together within the boundary of said flow passage to permit association of one portion thereof with the guide member and valve seat for withdrawal as a unit from said one end of the body.

4. A valve, comprising a tubular body portion providing an inlet and an outlet at opposite ends and having a flow passage extending in slidable relation therein, said guide member being thereby spaced from said inner wall and defining an annular flow area in said i'low passage beyond the valve seat, a cylindrical valve member slidably mounted in said guide member adjacent the valve seat, said guide having a port affording communication between the inlet end portion of said flow passage and said flow y area when the valve member is disengaged from its seat, a separable valve stem secured for axial rotation in said body and extendingitransverse- 1y through said guide and Valve members and projecting from one side of said body, said stem thereby retaining said guide and valve seat in fixed position in said body, means operable between said stem and valve member to reciprocate the latter into and out of engagement with the seat along the axis of said ow passage upon said rotation of said stem, and means for coupling the separable portions of said valve stem together Within the boundary of said flow passage to permit that portion carrying said operable means to be withdrawn as a unit with said guide and valve seat through the inlet end of said body.

JOHN D. MATIIMORE. 

